Eutanásia: seus aspectos religiosos, jurídicos e o direito de morrer.

Abstract

Euthanasia is an intriguing theme and cause of controversy in our society. One issue that deserves increasingly being discussed in view of the evolution of the right home and the patients of incurable diseases agonize ill in their homes and beds in the hospitals. Despite the controversy surrounding the issue it is already being practiced by various peoples throughout the history of mankind. Euthanasia is characterized as a death caused by an act committee, or omission of a person in his similar, which is in a situation where their lives have no value, in the face of incurable illness and the imminence of death, and scope and shorten the agony that comes from this evil. Given the technological advances that occur each day, changing the mode of life of society, it is necessary to demand such matters as: the euthanasia should be legalized? This study aimed to: show all historical evolution of euthanasia; define what is euthanasia, differentiate the suicido assisted, and the dysthanasia mistanasia; discuss the positioning of our legal system on the issue and make suggestions for implementation before the case. The methods used will be the evolutionary history-and-exegetic in legal interpretation of some legal provisions. On completion of the work it is argued by the favorable position regarding the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide as feasible, within the context of the principles of freedom of choice and dignity.